Patents by Inventor Takaaki Watanabe

Takaaki Watanabe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240141314
    Abstract: The information processing device includes: a cultivation information acquisition unit configured to acquire cultivation information of a cell; and a recommended condition setting unit configured to set a recommended condition for detaching the cell from a to be-processed vessel in which the cell is cultured, the cultivation information including information about the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition being a condition for detaching the cell by applying vibration to the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition setting unit being configured to set the recommended condition based on the cultivation information, with use of information concerning an association relationship between information about a cultivation condition and information about a detachment condition, the information about the cultivation condition including information about a culture vessel, the information about the detachment condition including information about a condition for applying vibration to the culture vess
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: KENJIRO TAKEMURA, YUTA KURASHINA, CHIKAHIRO IMASHIRO, KAZUNORI NOGUCHI, MASASHI HIROSE, KATSUHISA YAMAZAKI, KEIICHIRO TSUBAKI, SUGURU WATANABE, AKIRA SUGIYAMA, KENICHI KAKU, RYUICHI OTSU, YUKARI NAKASHOJI, TAKAAKI FURUI, TATSUO FURUTA, HITOMI TOKUTAKE
  • Publication number: 20240141281
    Abstract: The information processing device includes: a cultivation information acquisition unit configured to acquire cultivation information of a cell; and a recommended condition generation unit configured to generate a recommended condition for detaching the cell from a to-be-processed vessel in which the cell is cultured, the cultivation information including information about the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition being a condition for detaching the cell by applying vibration to the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition generation unit being configured to generate the recommended condition based on the cultivation information, with use of a learned model, the learned model being learned with use of information about a cultivation condition and information about a detachment condition, the information about the cultivation condition including information about a culture vessel, the information about the detachment condition including information about a condition for applying vibration t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: KENJIRO TAKEMURA, YUTA KURASHINA, CHIKAHIRO IMASHIRO, KAZUNORI NOGUCHI, KATSUHISA YAMAZAKI, MASASHI HIROSE, KEIICHIRO TSUBAKI, SUGURU WATANABE, AKIRA SUGIYAMA, KENICHI KAKU, TAKAAKI FURUI, TATSUO FURUTA, HITOMI TOKUTAKE, RYUICHI OTSU, YUKARI NAKASHOJI
  • Publication number: 20240120502
    Abstract: An electrode catalyst is provided in which degradation of catalytic action over time is suppressed. The electrode catalyst includes a mesoporous carbon support having pores, and catalyst metal particles supported in at least some of the pores. The ratio r/R of the mean particle size r of the catalyst metal particles to the modal pore size R of the pores is from 0.01 to 0.6, and the mean particle size r is 6 nm or less. The modal pore size R of the pores is preferably from 2 to 50 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kosei SUGAHARA, Takaaki FUJINO, Takao OSAKO, Takuya KITABATAKE, Hiromu WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230314267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for leak testing by which occurrence of fine leakage from a work as a test object can be determined without being affected by a released tracer gas that is also released from a non-defective work. The method for leak testing includes a series of steps including a gas bombing step wherein a work W as a test object is soaked in a pressurized tracer gas, a work setting step wherein the work subjected to the gas bombing is set in a hermetically sealed container 10, a vacuum suctioning step wherein the hermetically sealed container 10 is vacuum suctioned by a suction device 20 and a measuring step wherein tracer gas measurement data are obtained by measuring a vacuum suctioned tracer gas with a detector 30. Tracer gas measurement data for a non-defective work are preliminarily obtained by performing the series of steps for the non-defective work having same specifications as the work W as the test object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki FUTAMI, Takaaki WATANABE, Akimitsu TANABE
  • Patent number: 10676690
    Abstract: A method for algae disruption includes: a thermal treatment of microalgae belonging to Heterokontophyta at a pH of 3.5 or more and 9.5 or less and a temperature of 40° C. or more and 65° C. or less; and a physical treatment of the microalgae using a high pressure dispersion apparatus, the physical treatment following the thermal treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Uematsu, Kotaku Yuasa, Saki Hamada, Takaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10187732
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus for generating a vibration sound by causing a piezoelectric element to vibrate a member having the piezoelectric element attached thereto in an excellent manner is provided. In particular, an electronic apparatus 1 according to the disclosure herein including a piezoelectric element 30 and a panel 10 having the piezoelectric element attached thereto, the electronic apparatus for causing the piezoelectric element 30 to deform the panel 10 in such a manner vibrating a part of a human body in contact with the panel 10 being deformed, and thereby delivering sound, wherein the panel 10 has a recess 10a formed thereon, and the piezoelectric element 30 is attached to the recess 10a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180259884
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including a transfer member configured to transfer a toner image formed on the image bearing member to a recording medium at a transfer portion, wherein an adjustment mode can be performed in which a transfer voltage applied to the transfer portion is controlled to be a first voltage when an upstream predetermined region located upstream of a leading end predetermined region of the recording medium in a conveying direction of the recording medium passes through the transfer portion, and the transfer voltage is controlled to be a second voltage which is less than the first voltage when the leading end predetermined region passes through the transfer portion, and wherein the leading end predetermined region has an area divided into areas in a width direction which is orthogonal to the conveying direction and the first voltage is changed based on image ratios of the areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9998836
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a piezoelectric element; a first sound generating unit that is vibrated by the piezoelectric element and generates a vibration sound transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body; and a second sound generating unit that generates an air conduction sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Yamada, Junichi Kondou, Junya Yano, Yoshitaka Tokuyama, Takaaki Watanabe, Shuichi Kutsuzawa
  • Patent number: 9992313
    Abstract: An electronic device 1 includes: a panel 10; a housing 60 holding the panel 10; and a piezoelectric element 30 attached to the panel 10, wherein the deformation of the piezoelectric element 30 causes the panel 10 to vibrate, to transmit human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10, and the perpendicular line or normal to the main surface of the panel 10 and the surface of the piezoelectric element 30 attached to the panel 10 are not orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9949036
    Abstract: An electronic device in which a vibration generator is attached to a panel allows further improvement in sound pressure characteristics. An electronic device (1) includes a housing (60), a panel (10) held by the housing (60), a vibration generator (30) attached to the panel (10), and a sheet member (80) between the housing (60) and the panel (10). The panel (10) deforms due to deformation of the vibration generator (30) to transmit human body vibration sound to an object that contacts the panel (10). A first portion of the sheet member (80) is joined to the panel (10), and a second portion of the sheet member (80) differing from the first portion is joined to the housing (60). Between the first portion and the second portion, the sheet member (80) includes an area to which neither the panel (10) nor the housing (60) is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Takaaki Watanabe, Hiroto Yahagi, Hayato Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9857264
    Abstract: In leak testing by an accumulation method, it is possible to reliably detect accumulated inspection gas, and the reliability of leak testing is enhanced by reduction in background or impurity gas. At least an openable/closeable part 29 of a capsule 20 is housed inside a chamber 10 of a leak testing apparatus 1. A test workpiece 9 is housed in the capsule 20. Gas inside the chamber 10 is evacuated by a vacuum pump 31. A detector 2 detects inspection gas contained in this gas. The capsule 20 is continuously sealed for an accumulation time Ta, the capsule 20 is thereafter opened, and a leak is evaluated on the basis of detection information after the opening by the detector 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Fukuda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Watanabe, Tsutomu Hara, Naohiko Maruno
  • Patent number: 9848267
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 having a panel 10, a housing 60 for supporting the panel 10, and a piezoelectric element unit 30 attached to the panel 10, the panel 10 becomes bent by the piezoelectric element unit 30 in such a manner that a region of the panel 10 immediately above the piezoelectric element unit 30 in a longitudinal direction thereof is raised higher than a surrounding region, and thus a part of the human body in contact with the panel 10 vibrates and delivers a sound, wherein the panel 10 is attached to the housing 60 by a double-sided adhesive tape 70 provided along a periphery of the panel 10 and an adhesive 71 applied along the double-sided adhesive tape 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170327766
    Abstract: A method for algae disruption includes: a thermal treatment of microalgae belonging to Heterokontophyta at a pH of 3.5 or more and 9.5 or less and a temperature of 40° C. or more and 65° C. or less; and a physical treatment of the microalgae using a high pressure dispersion apparatus, the physical treatment following the thermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi UEMATSU, Kotaku YUASA, Saki HAMADA, Takaaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170037428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a double-stranded DNA constructed specifically for high speed gene amplification, a method for gene amplification and a method for synthesizing protein. The gene amplification system of the present invention used a site-specific recombinase such as Cre-lox system and target sequence thereof to efficiently induce a type of replication referred to as a double rolling-circle replication (DRCR). Amplification unit, whose structure is shown in FIG. 2 (a), is constructed in animal and other cells. DRCR is induced by two recombination events triggered by a site-specific recombinase (Cre) when each replication folk progresses between each pair of target sequences (lox sequences).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi Horiuchi, Takaaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160337757
    Abstract: An electronic device in which a vibration generator is attached to a panel allows further improvement in sound pressure characteristics. An electronic device (1) includes a housing (60), a panel (10) held by the housing (60), a vibration generator (30) attached to the panel (10), and a sheet member (80) between the housing (60) and the panel (10). The panel (10) deforms due to deformation of the vibration generator (30) to transmit human body vibration sound to an object that contacts the panel (10). A first portion of the sheet member (80) is joined to the panel (10), and a second portion of the sheet member (80) differing from the first portion is joined to the housing (60). Between the first portion and the second portion, the sheet member (80) includes an area to which neither the panel (10) nor the housing (60) is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi OZASA, Takaaki WATANABE, Hiroto YAHAGI, Hayato MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 9464307
    Abstract: The present invention provides a double-stranded DNA constructed specifically for high speed gene amplification, a method for gene amplification and a method for synthesizing protein. The gene amplification system of the present invention used a site-specific recombinase such as Cre-lox system and target sequence thereof to efficiently induce a type of replication referred to as a double rolling-circle replication (DRCR). Amplification unit, whose structure is shown in FIG. 2 (a), is constructed in animal and other cells. DRCR is induced by two recombination events triggered by a site-specific recombinase (Cre) when each replication folk progresses between each pair of target sequences (lox sequences).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: GENODIVE PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Horiuchi, Takaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9426580
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that generates a vibration sound by vibrating a panel and may operate in an excellent manner is provided. An electronic apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a housing 60, a first piezoelectric element 30, a second piezoelectric element 31, and a panel 10 that is vibrated by the first piezoelectric element 30 and the second piezoelectric element 31 and generates the vibration sound to be transmitted through a part of a human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160241689
    Abstract: An electronic device 1 includes: a panel 10; a housing 60 holding the panel 10; and a piezoelectric element 30 attached to the panel 10, wherein the deformation of the piezoelectric element 30 causes the panel 10 to vibrate, to transmit human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10, and the perpendicular line or normal to the main surface of the panel 10 and the surface of the piezoelectric element 30 attached to the panel 10 are not orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160198268
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 having a panel 10, a housing 60 for supporting the panel 10, and a piezoelectric element unit 30 attached to the panel 10, the panel 10 becomes bent by the piezoelectric element unit 30 in such a manner that a region of the panel 10 immediately above the piezoelectric element unit 30 in a longitudinal direction thereof is raised higher than a surrounding region, and thus a part of the human body in contact with the panel 10 vibrates and delivers a sound, wherein the panel 10 is attached to the housing 60 by a double-sided adhesive tape 70 provided along a periphery of the panel 10 and an adhesive 71 applied along the double-sided adhesive tape 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160178472
    Abstract: In leak testing by an accumulation method, it is possible to reliably detect accumulated inspection gas, and the reliability of leak testing is enhanced by reduction in background or impurity gas. At least an openable/closeable part 29 of a capsule 20 is housed inside a chamber 10 of a leak testing apparatus 1. A test workpiece 9 is housed in the capsule 20. Gas inside the chamber 10 is evacuated by a vacuum pump 31. A detector 2 detects inspection gas contained in this gas. The capsule 20 is continuously sealed for an accumulation time Ta, the capsule 20 is thereafter opened, and a leak is evaluated on the basis of detection information after the opening by the detector 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Fukuda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Watanabe, Tsutomu Hara, Naohiko Maruno